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<p n="1369"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1369-1">James Dawson</rs>
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who lives No. 258 <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo818">White Chapel</rs>
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Road<lb></lb>
Porter and a Watchman on his Oath says That on<lb></lb>
Monday the Day the Election closed for a Member of<lb></lb>
Parliament for <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo819">Westminster</rs>
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about 6 o'Clock in the<lb></lb>
Evening, he was waiting for the Constable of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo820">White Chapel</rs>
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in order to Receive then Staffs to carry them home<lb></lb>
his Employment being during the Election to take<lb></lb>
the Staff to and from Covent GardensSays he saw<lb></lb>
a Gang of 12. 14 or 18 Men more or less with Mop<lb></lb>
Sticks Broom Sticks or Bludgeons, but saw no<lb></lb>
Colours, Deponent had before seen several Boys and<lb></lb>
Young Lads throwing Cabbage Stacks about and<lb></lb>
breaking the Windows at Woods HotelDeponent<lb></lb>
says the Men said they would show no favor nor<lb></lb>
affection to any Man and flourished their Sticks<lb></lb>
and worked themselves into a Ring, very near the<lb></lb>
HotelSome Person saying<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Hood forever the Men in the<lb></lb>
Ring replied Lord Hood, and immediately said if any<lb></lb>
of them offered to Middle with them they would<lb></lb>
clear the Way before them, they attempted to pull<lb></lb>
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